[lit-ideas] Re: National Symbols
- From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:21:52 -0500
At 09:10 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote:
I have noticed that the Japanese value their Samurai in about the same way
we value our Western Cowboy gun-fighter.
So what did you think of Brokeback Mountain?
It's VASTLY over-rated. I can't believe the Oscar picks this year --
even worse than last year. I watched "Munich" last night hoping to
like it, but I was positively BORED halfway through.
"Mrs. Henderson Presents" was even more boring than "Munich" -- but
I'm sick of period pieces and Dench's yearly token nomination (must
nominate a REAL actress -- whatever!)
and "North Country" is at best, a tv movie, albeit an important one.
While McDormand's performance was admirable, Theron is resting on her
laurels. She was competent, but not oscar worthy.
Capote is the only one that I think is even in the right place.
Hoffman is amazing as TC and the movie is a lot more interesting than
the other ones.
The 8 nominations for BBM are clearly a 'message' as to what is IN
this year. At least "Transamerica" had a point and was a good movie.
BBM was just not a great movie. Being 'audacious' and even then, Lee
wasn't that much, is not a reason to win the best picture award.
Unfortunately, it probably will.
amateur movie critic,
p
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